Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

loteristlni Paragraphs From tho Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered, by Us from the Various County Offices. Judge O. A. Williams was In Montlcello Monday, where he sat as special juVige on a case being tried In the White county circuit court. The county council is called to meet in special session next Saturday to make some additional appropriations to close np the business of the calendar year 1920. - » •mmmrn New suits filed: No. 9280. E. J. Randle vs. Frank B. Ham et. al.; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand $2,500. No. 9281. George B. Crockett vs. Thomas A. Crockett estate; administrator’s claim. Demand $534.36. George Hamstra of Keener township was brought before Squire Irwin Saturday on a charge of keeping his 13-year-old daughter out of school. He was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $12.70 in all. The complaint was filed by Truant Officer Philip Blue. The case of James Porter eL al. vs. Harvey Davisson, growing out -of a real estate deal and in which Mr. Davisson secured a Judgment of SIOO In the Jasper circuit court and the defendant (Poster) appealed to the supreme court, has been affirmed by the higher court. The case of the Vlrginla-Carolina Chemical company vs. Conrad Kellner et. al., growing out of a carload of fertilizer shipped to Kellner et. al. a few years ago, which was unsatisfactory, and wfes taken to the Newton circuit court on a change of venue and where Kellner won out and the defendant appealed to the higher court, also has been affirmed.